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Laura Bayley

1862 - 1938 (age 76) • Acting

Laura Eugenia Bayley (4 February 1862 – 25 October 1938) was a British actress and filmmaker, active in the Brighton School of early cinema pioneers. Born in Ramsgate, Bayley performed onstage in Victorian burlesques, revues, and pantomimes, often with her three sisters. After marrying the showman George Albert Smith, she entered the world of early experiments with motion picture film; she played main roles in many of the most important films Smith made between 1897 and 1903, including The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899) and Mary Jane's Mishap (1903).

Known For

The Kiss in the Tunnel

58%

Wife (as Mrs. George Albert Smith)

1899

The X-Ray Fiend

55%

Woman

1897

Santa Claus

62%
1898

Mary Jane's Mishap

57%

Mary Jane

1903

Let Me Dream Again

57%

Young woman

1900

The Old Maid's Valentine

43%

Miss Pimple

1900

The Death of Poor Joe

37%

Joe

1901

Cinderella

56%

Cinderella

1898

Noisy Silencers

(archive footage)

2024

Two Clowns

47%

Female clown

1906

Mary Jane's Mishap

57%

Mary Jane

1903

The Death of Poor Joe

37%

Joe

1901

The Old Maid's Valentine

43%

Miss Pimple

1900

Let Me Dream Again

57%

Young woman

1900

The Kiss in the Tunnel

58%

Wife (as Mrs. George Albert Smith)

1899

Santa Claus

62%
1898

Cinderella

56%

Cinderella

1898

The X-Ray Fiend

55%

Woman

1897

Hanging Out the Clothes

50%

Maid

1897

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